Russian WW2 war medal & itc

[Notsu]

Hello.
This is my second Russian War Medal `` For the Defence of Leningrad`

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_"For_the_Defence_of_Leningrad"

Tomorrow I will wach it

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice find. Hope to see it after you clean it. Maybe post your other one too

 

[Mackaydon]

Sidebar....these Russian WW II officers seem challenged to stand upright due to the weight of their medals. .

Today they are limited to wearing only ten medals on their parade uniforms but during the Cold War, Russians liked to joke about Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, whose parade uniform groaned under the weight of the 114 medals had he had either been awarded or had awarded himself.
Don.....

 

[Wildcat1750]

That medal was a hard earned one. Imagine the circumstances that led to it being lost...

 

[Mudflap]

Neat ! What caliber is that shell casing? It is fairly large.

 

[Locke]

Отличные находки!

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Forest Mosquito]

Hello.
Air cannon sleeve. 23 caliber.
cannon ВЯ -23.
Constructors Volkov and Yartsev.

 

[Forest Mosquito]

Отличные находки.
Медаль с родной колодкой,за оборону Сталинграда,хороша.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Excellent !

 

[jewelerguy]

look closely in the pic of it on the ground and you can see a small amount of the ribbon still on it right by the suspension loop

 

[Rmeav8r]

Look like a 23 X 115 mm shell.

 

[Notsu]

They are from russian war plane IL-2 23 mm machine gun VJA-23.
( On this year I have found more than 50 shell from this plane. )

Award is cleaned :
Result is not bad I think ( 76 years under the ground)

 

[Notsu]

TO FOREST MOSQUITO :

Yes, this is true : 23 mm VJA , thanks

( V nashem krae kak davolno tcastaja nahodka , kazdyji vyezd dajot 1 ili bolshe shtuk )))

& nice info and pictures :

Soviet 23x152B aircraft shells | Replica Arms Manufacturer